Affixation — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the result of adding an affix to a root word

formation of a word by means of an affix

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈælɚɹi/

🇬🇧British English

/bˌiːkˌeɪpˌiːˈɑː/

🇮🇳Indian English

/bˌiːkˌeɪpˌiːˈɑː/

4 syllables Say it as /kˈælɚɹi/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

attachment

Word Forms

affix	verb	attach or become attached to a stem word
attach	verb	cause to be attached

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Befestigung

das Ergebnis des Hinzufügens eines Affixes zu einem Stammwort

🇫🇷French

apposition

le résultat de l'ajout d'un affixe à un mot racine

🇪🇸Spanish

fijación

el resultado de agregar un afijo a una palabra raíz

🇮🇹Italian

affissione

il risultato dell'aggiunta di un affisso a una parola radice

🇳🇱Dutch

bevestiging

🇵🇹Portuguese

afixação

o resultado da adição de um afixo a uma palavra raiz

🇷🇺Russian

аффиксация

результат добавления аффикса к корню слова

India

🇮🇳Hindi

मिलाना

मूल शब्द में प्रत्यय जोड़ने का परिणाम

🇧🇩Bengali

সংযোজন

একটি মূল শব্দে একটি প্রত্যয় যোগ করার ফলাফল

🇮🇳Tamil

ஒட்டுதல்

ஒரு மூலச் சொல்லில் இணைப்பு சேர்த்ததன் விளைவு

🇮🇳Telugu

అనుబంధం

మూల పదానికి అనుబంధాన్ని జోడించిన ఫలితం

🇮🇳Marathi

जोड

मूळ शब्दाला प्रत्यय जोडण्याचा परिणाम

🇮🇳Gujarati

જોડાણ

રુટ શબ્દમાં એફિક્સ ઉમેરવાનું પરિણામ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಂಟಿಸುವಿಕೆ

ಮೂಲ ಪದಕ್ಕೆ ಅಫಿಕ್ಸ್ ಅನ್ನು ಸೇರಿಸುವ ಫಲಿತಾಂಶ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഘടിപ്പിക്കൽ

ഒരു റൂട്ട് പദത്തിലേക്ക് ഒരു അനുബന്ധം ചേർക്കുന്നതിൻ്റെ ഫലം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਲਗਾਵ

ਇੱਕ ਰੂਟ ਸ਼ਬਦ ਵਿੱਚ ਇੱਕ ਜੋੜਨ ਦਾ ਨਤੀਜਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

لگانا

جڑ والے لفظ میں ایک چسپاں شامل کرنے کا نتیجہ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

附加

向根词添加词缀的结果

🇯🇵Japanese

貼付

語根に接辞を追加した結果

🇰🇷Korean

부가

어근에 접사를 추가한 결과

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự gắn vào

kết quả của việc thêm phụ tố vào từ gốc

🇹🇭Thai

การติด

ผลลัพธ์ของการเพิ่มคำต่อท้ายคำ

🇮🇩Indonesian

afiksasi

hasil penambahan imbuhan pada kata dasar

🇵🇭Filipino

panlapi

ang resulta ng pagdaragdag ng panlapi sa salitang-ugat

🇲🇾Malay

imbuhan

hasil penambahan imbuhan pada kata dasar

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

اللصق

نتيجة إضافة ملحقة إلى الكلمة الجذر

🇮🇷Persian

الصاق

نتیجه اضافه کردن یک پسوند به یک کلمه ریشه

🇹🇷Turkish

iliştirme

kök kelimeye ek eklenmesinin sonucu

🇮🇱Hebrew

הדבקה

התוצאה של הוספת צירוף למילת שורש

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The primary meaning of 'affixation' is 'the result of adding an affix to a root word'.

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Using 'affixation' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'affixation' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'affixation' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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